Article 19 highlights pastoral studies as an aid to living the priestly life. As such, the Council recommends establishing more avenues for priests to “effectively learn the methods of evangelization.”

We already looked at the evangelical counsel of obedience (article 15) and chastity (article 16). In article 17, we turn our attention to poverty. More than just an absence of possessions, poverty entails thanking God for the created world and used His created gifts for their designated purpose.

We began yesterday with a look at obedience (article 15). Today we move to the next evangelical counsel of chastity, which for priests generally means celibacy. If you’re looking for a nice summary of why the Church maintains celibacy as the rule for priests of the Latin rite, this is the paragraph to read.

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"[The documents of Vatican II] need to be read correctly, to be widely known and taken to heart as important and normative texts of the Magisterium, within the Church's Tradition. . . . I feel more than ever in duty bound to point to the Council as the great grace bestowed on the Church in the twentieth century: there we find a sure compass by which to take our bearings. . . ."